Women have broken barriers for decades, taking on roles that have been traditionally “male” and excelling in those. One of the few remaining male dominated career fields remains truck driving. And now ...

When Tammie Dean was an over-the-road truck driver, she had stopped to get fuel and was coming out of the truck stop when a male truck driver said, “Ma’am, you’re going out the wrong door.” He wasn’t ...

The percent of women as student drivers and trainees in the transportation industry shrank in recent years, according to a 2024 survey from The National Transportation Institute. Women represented ...

Two Auburn University Harbert College of Business researchers who studied the trucking industry found a consistent pattern they say sends a clear message: Women truck drivers are safer and more likely ...

TA's Women Safety Advisory Panel was formed earlier this year to address the unique safety considerations for women professional drivers. Among Shelton’s observations was the amount of time drivers ...

Despite rewarding benefits and career opportunities within the trucking industry, women have historically been underrepresented in truck driving jobs. Part of this is because of a number of challenges ...